Pictures of the Floating World
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Ukiyo-e (Pictures of the Floating World), is a genre of Japanese art from the 17th-19th centuries that has produced and inspired some of the most treasured woodblock prints. I also share bits of Japanese culture. & Living Artists: @uridev.urieldana.com
Doesn't this woodblock look like its out of an early Studio Ghibli animation? It's called Car Town (Toyota) by Japanese Artist Fumio Kitaoka (1918-2007).
Another super modern looking silkscreen by Japanese artist Go (Tsuyoshi) Yayanagi (1933-Present). It's called Flower Like the Blue Sky.
Japanese silkscreen with a very modern feel by Ay-O (1931-Present. Part of a series of cats done by the artist. This one is called "Anger."
Happy Caturday from Bella, Bamboo & Chagall 🐈⬛
I've had two stuffed peacocks on driftwood in my apt since the 1990's, When they die, they do not rot or decay for a very long time making them ideal for taxidermy & as a symbol or immortality. In Honolulu I saw white peafowl for the first time (wow). Yang Shanshen (Chinese painter) White Peacocks
This woodblock takes me back to the year I lived on Maui (decades ago). A friend had a boat that offered sunset cruises and we'd look back on the W.Maui Mountains, often surrounded by Humpback Whales. I moved to Honolulu for 2 years after that. Ito Takashi 1894-1982 Ameshiriro #japanese #woodblock
I love the violet and greens in this painting. I also like how the rule of thirds is incorporated into triangles making the composition sing. Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) Shono Driving Rain #japanese #woodblock
I like to post contemporary Japanese artists on this feed from time to time. One of my favorites is a mysterious artist/illustrator that call themselves #Avogado6 who has a clever way of seeing the world.
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) Kyoto, the Nue Monster Edo (1852)
Mike Dorsey is a painter/tattoo artist famous for his Japanese inspired body art. There is a book of his reimagined Japanese imagery called Japan Reimagined.
